| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| ISL | Isoliquiritigenin |
| Vim | vimentin |
| ZEB1 | Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 |
| qRT-PCR | Real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| MET | Mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |